The Osceola times., 1887-04-09
Miscellaneous Items.

Arkansas City had another iall delivery
few days ago Eleven prisoners es
capped and all but three were recaptured
Judge John NJ. Bradley, a distinguished
Arkansan, died at his home in Warren, a
few days ago, after a long and distressing
illness, aged sixty years.
There will be special election held IN
White County for the purpose of filling
the vacancy caused by the death of Judge
Good, late county judge.
Scott Eldridge, who escaped from the
Jail at Arkansas City some time ago, was
rccaptured q few days since. He is sen
fenced to be hanged on the Sth of April.
Arkansas City has a curiosity-a combi
nation of two or more chickens with four
legs and as many wings, two heads and
but one eye. His CHECKER ship is preserves
in alcohol.
The bondsmcn OF ey.auditor Churchill
are making settlement with the State in
compliance with tho Judgment rendered
against them.
In the Little Rock Circuit Court few
days ago Frank Me,INweather, the brutal
negro who sand -baggcd Arthur Wldberg
er in January last, was given the extent
Of the law for his crime, VIZ Fifteen
years in the penitentiary.
The mayor of Little Rock has been au.
thorizsd hy resolution of the City Council
to advertise the City Hall building for
sals, What entcrprising village wants to
bcy!
President Barker of the State Senate
was presented, few days ago, with
handsome gold headed cane. Senator V.
g Tate, Of Baxter County, made the pre-
sentation.
The real estate boom in Little Hock
hrats anything of the kind ever known In
ths history OF the city.
The grand jury in Perry County return.
Cd twenty-four indictments, the largest
bond being $500. The courthouse has not
yet been completed and work has been
Suspended for want of of funds.
Benjamin Mobbs, residing at Hazen,
Prairie County, was found hanging in his
room few days ago and it was at first
believed that he had committed suicide
but on investigation it was found that he
had been robbed and then hanged Mobbs
was highly respected citizen, and known
TO possess some money. 1t is believed
that he was hanged to make him tell
where II was, and after having secured
their booty the robbers left him hanging
until he was dead. The affair has created
intense excitement at lIa2en.
Mining matters are lookingup.
In the State Supreme Court a few DAYS
ago a decision was rendered, refusing TO
grant rehearing in the Churchill case
II will be remembered that some time ago
Judgment was rendered against Governor
Churchill and his bondsmcn as State
Treasurer for STA 0)1
A Young Indian, claiming TO be a son of
the chief of the Kiowas. was in Little
Rock a few days ago, and was ordered of
the Union depot platform by the watch
man, the latter enforcing his order by the
display Of pistol, which 80 frightened the
Indian that he ran, falling on the track,
where he bad two fingers crushed by
switching engine.
The wife Of Rev j. f. Buchanan died a
few days ago at Franklin.
}. X Patterson d Co.'S distilery at
Franklin, which was burned recently is
70 be rebuilt.
A specimen Of alfalfa grown on Colonel
Tom Steelc's plantation, twelve miles
below Little Rock, was on exhibition IN
the latter place a few days ago. 1t was
twenty nine inches high, and n splendid
specimen from a ten-acre lot OF the same
kind
At police headquarters in Little Rock
there are the pictures of seven hundred
men wanted for various crimes, and while
there are great many preachers wanted
twho seem 10 have fallen from grace) not
an editor Is called for
Rosl es,ste is on the jump IN Little
Hock.